Vice President of Engineering

NAVA – Public Benefit Company

Vice President of Engineering (Remote Position)

Salary: $200,000 - $230,000 DOE/DOQ

Nava is looking for their next Vice President of Engineering to lead the and grow the Engineering organization. Nava is a public benefit corporation with a social mission written into their founding charter. They provide opportunities to do meaningful, impactful, and mission-oriented work focused on improving effectiveness and simplify access to government services. This is a remote work opportunity that is part of the executive team, providing guidance and leadership to the engineering staff while aligning with and progressing Nava’s objectives, goals, and mission. We are looking for a seasoned leader who will be responsible for the strategy and execution to build differentiated, delivery-focused, and impactful IT engineering teams across our portfolio that allow us to make rapid progress towards our mission. The ideal candidate will see the challenges that government organizations face as an opportunity to advance public service outcomes and create positive change within the government ecosystem.

For more information see our full recruitment brochure:

https://indd.adobe.com/view/4010931e-8751-4938-8548-8dd444203ba7

THE JOB

The VP of Engineering reports directly to the Chief Delivery Officer and oversees a staff of approximately 100 dedicated engineers. The VP leads the vision and strategy for an engineering organization that designs, builds, launches, and operates public sector digital services, products, and infrastructure at large scale, often under legislative and public scrutiny. This position leads the modernization of legacy systems and the delivery of critical public services and infrastructure that serves vulnerable populations, transforming services to be more accessible, dependable, applicable, and user friendly. The VP of Engineering will be an expert at delivering high quality, effective, and scalable technology solutions to our public sector clients, with a demonstrated ability to quickly identify and address opportunities for improvement, modernization, and efficiency.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate will be passionate about radically improving our government and is looking to have a direct impact on the direction and success of Nava. Successful applicants will be empathetic, strategic and driven, while being excellent communicators and collaborators who successfully build relationships across the organization and with clients. The VP of Engineering will understand the difference between delivering a product and delivering a service, with a focus on continuous improvement and developing solutions from a holistic viewpoint.

Preferred Experience:

• 10+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience, including 3+ years as a senior partner or engineering executive,
• Experience in systems and enterprise architecture with an Agile/Waterfall framework.

Desirable:

• Prior experience working in, or with, public sector agencies.
• Experience scaling organizations to 200 staff and beyond.

Other requirements:

• Residency: Lived in United States at least 3 years out of the last 5 years
• While this position is remote, the selected candidate must live in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, or Washington.
• Clearance: Able to attain and maintain Public Trust clearance or higher (An active green card or citizenship is required).
• https://wbcpinc.com/job-board
• Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis as ideal candidates are identified.

Salary and Benefits: Annual Salary $200,000 - $230,000 DOE/DOQ, and an attractive benefits package.

HOW TO APPLY: this is an open continuous recruitment until the needs of the organization are met, for first consideration APPLY IMMEDIATELY at:

SECURE THE DATES:

Please contact your recruiter, Melissa Fernandes, with any questions:

• [email protected]
• 858-304-0414

Nava cares deeply about diversity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity

employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin,

gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.